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BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Queen's University Belfast

Institution
Queen's University Belfast
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
LV00
Typical offer
A-level AAA, IB 36

Entry requirements

A level: AAA + GCSE Mathematics grade B/6 IB: 36 points overall, including 6,6,6 at Higher Level. If not offered at Higher Level/GCSE then Standard Level grade 5 in Mathematics would be accepted.

About this course

BA in Economics and Politics and International Relations and Philosophy. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Project Management, Accounting, Marketing, Policy Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The curriculum is built upon the premise that analysing public phenomena requires examining them from multiple distinct disciplinary perspectives.

Modules

  • Philosophy and Human Nature
  • Perspectives on Politics
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Principles of Economics
  • Comparative Politics
  • Contemporary Europe
  • Philosophy and The Good Life
  • Democracy, Ethics & Economics
  • The Politics & Economics of the Devolved UK
  • Macroeconomic Policy and Performance
  • Knowledge and Reality
  • Modern Political Thought
  • The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies
  • Managerial Economics
  • Irish Politics
  • International Relations
  • Studying Politics
  • American Politics
  • Moral Theories
  • Data Analysis
  • History of Philosophy
  • Security and Terrorism
  • International Organisations
  • British Politics in crisis?
  • Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
  • Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Identity Politics in Diverse Societies
  • Philosophy of Race
  • The Politics of the Planetary Crisis: power, people and place
  • Political Economy of the Global South
  • Public Economics
  • Labour Economics
  • Long Placement
  • Contemporary Critical Theory
  • Gender and Politics
  • Comparative Politics of the Middle East
  • Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: The Politics of Unsustainability
  • War and Visual Culture and Surveillance
  • Dissertation PPE
  • Applied Ethics
  • Politics of the Global Economy
  • Political Parties and Elections in Northern Ireland
  • National and Ethnic Minorities in European Politics
  • Challenges to contemporary party politics
  • Politics, Public Administration and Policy-Making
  • Economic History
  • Asylum and Migration in Global Politics
  • Security and Technology
  • Global Pol. Econ. of Energy
  • Philosophy for Children
  • Short Placement
  • Radical Hope:Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past
  • International Economics
  • Environmental Economics
  • Philosophy of Technology and Environment
  • Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
  • The Politics of European Union Enlargement… and Withdrawal
  • The Politics of Global Health: Promise and Perils
  • Political and Economic Development in Latin America
  • Understanding Africa: Governance, Ethnicity and State Structures
  • NATO: History & Current Developments